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Excellent SCOTUS POTUS Immunity Analysis from Asha Rangappa:

SCOTUS possibilities:

1. Say there is no immunity in criminal context

2. Say there is immunity for “core” Art. II duties/powers mentioned in the Constitution (pardon, hiring/firing, negotiating with heads of state,

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command authority in the theater of war, etc)…none of which apply here

3. Say there is immunity for official acts, not private acts, which requires a test to determine which is which:

a. Subjective test inquires into motives
b. Objective test looks only at nature of the act

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Jim Plunkett
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4. Say President has absolute immunity

Only 3(b) and 4 would be fatal to Jack Smith’s case
(though 3(a) would still entail delay and a legal ruling on 2 would be appealed, again)
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